Capital Purchase of Heart and Lung Machines with associated Maintenance and Heater Cooler Units

Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) (Central government)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33)Repair & Maintenance (50)Installation services (except software) (51) Delivery: Wales (UKL22)

Awarded value£3,165,253published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 12 Mar 2026no call for competition

Awarded to LivaNova UK Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Cardiff and Vale Health Board submitted a bid for funding to replace aged Heart and Lung Machines critical for patient care and continuity of service. The award includes the capital purchase of Heart and Lung Machines with Cooler Heater Units plus associated 10 year maintenance on all equipment provided

CPV: Installation services of medical equipment · Medical equipments · Repair and maintenance services of medical equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Wales · University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff

33100000 Medical equipments 50421000 Repair and maintenance services of medical equipment 51410000 Installation services of medical equipment

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 29 May 2026, 16:28 BST
Last source update: 29 May 2026, 16:28 BST
Authority reference: CAV-DCO(25-26) 293
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-051009
Classification (CPV): Installation services of medical equipmentMedical equipmentsRepair and maintenance services of medical equipment
Delivery area: Wales (UKL22)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06a952 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This has been awarded as a direct award against the NHSSC National Framework Agreement for Perfusion Devices, Consumables and Associated Equipment, OJEU Reference Number 2024/S 000-033613. URN LH/WALES/LIV/MOD/1210. The framework was originally awarded under PCR2015

Publisher note: (WA Ref:165684)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £3,165,2531 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 2

Contracts signed 1latest 12 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
LivaNova UK Ltd	£3,165,253 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 051009-2026-CAV-DCO (25-26) 293-1 · LivaNova UK Ltd
Signed
12 Mar 2026
Value
£3,165,253
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth 4-5 Charnwood Court, Heol Billingsley, Parc Nantgarw, Cardiff, UK, CF15 7QZContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

LivaNova UK LtdAwarded supplier 1370 Montpellier Court, Gloucester Business Park, Gloucester, South West, GL34AH

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.